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Selling a bike in the UK

  • 03-10-2011 12:32pm
    #1
    spankmaster2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 345 ✭✭


    Hi folks,

    I've been looking at buying a bike over in England, and importing it / driving it back.
    First though, I've got to sell my own!

    Which got me thinking; has anyone here ever done a trade-in on a bike over in the UK?
    I'm sure there's got to be an obvious catch that I'm not thinking of, especially since I've never heard of anyone doing it!

    I suppose I'm just asking because the market here isn't exactly hopping at the moment...


    Thanks!


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  • #2
    colm_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭colm_c


    spankmaster2000 wrote: »
    Hi folks,

    I've been looking at buying a bike over in England, and importing it / driving it back.
    First though, I've got to sell my own!

    Which got me thinking; has anyone here ever done a trade-in on a bike over in the UK?
    I'm sure there's got to be an obvious catch that I'm not thinking of, especially since I've never heard of anyone doing it!

    I suppose I'm just asking because the market here isn't exactly hopping at the moment...


    Thanks!

    Did it myself, although I traded mine in for another in the UK.

    Looking back, it wasn't really worth it, between getting it over there, and getting the new one back, it would have been cheaper to sell the bike here for a bit less.

    If it's an Irish bike that you're thinking of selling in the UK, the buyer will be looking for miles not km on the clocks and they'll have to put it through an MOT (they need miles on the clocks in order to pass an MOT).

    It would be rare for someone in the UK to looking in Ireland for a bike, since they're usually cheaper and maintained better in the UK.


  • #3
    Faing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 481 ✭✭Faing


    There is definitely more choice over in the UK. Bikes over there are no better looked after than over here generally but its a sheer numbers thing. You've more chance of finding a "Good 'un" in the Uk . As a previous poster said, they won't MOT any vehicle that doesn't have MPH on the speedo and the many dealers that I know over there won't want a bike from Ireland as ,unfortunately, we have a reputation for not looking after them very well. Have you looked around or spoke to one or two of the Irish dealers that buy most of their stock from the UK to see if they can help you in any way? Maybe bring it back as part of their load? They may even point you in the right direction of who is selling what. Good Luck with it anyhow.


  • #4
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    My girlfriend just registered her Irish car over here and it's a right pain in the ass, can't see anyone taking that on willingly when they could just find a UK buyer.


  • #5
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,031 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    KamiKazi wrote: »
    My girlfriend just registered her Irish car over here and it's a right pain in the ass, can't see anyone taking that on willingly when they could just find a UK buyer.

    Was going to say the same, a friend of mine exported a 600 Bandit to the UK recently and the hoops he had to jump through would put me off doing it. No one is going to buy an Irish bike in the UK or if they do they'll pay way less then you'd get here.

    OP was the bike originally UK? It may be easier to sell it then. But generally you'll get more for a 2nd hand bike here.


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